Quality of Life in Children With Psychiatric Disorders and Parental Well-being: Effects of Group CBT
- Conditions
- Quality of Life
- Interventions
- Behavioral: TAUBehavioral: Friends program
- Registration Number
- NCT05808114
- Lead Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
- Brief Summary
This study examines the immediate and long-term effectiveness of a group cognitive behavioral therapy intervention (GCBT) in improving health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children treated for mixed psychiatric disorders in naturalistic child psychiatric outpatient settings. The effects of a treatment-as-usual condition (TAU) is also examined. Further, the study aims to explore the associations among children´s HRQOL dimensions and parental well-being, and how GCBT may influence these associations.
- Detailed Description
The effectiveness of GCBT and TAU at the different time points are measured using nonparametric tests, such as Friedman tests and Wilcoxon tests. The associations among children´s HRQOL dimensions and parental well-being variables at different time points are explored using a network analysis approach.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 109
- child psychiatric outpatient care
- sufficient skills to participate in group sessions
- child psychiatric inpatient care
- acute suicidality
- excessive physical aggression
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Treatment as Usual TAU A TAU condition during which participants received routine care services tailored to each child individually. Group cognitive behavioral therapy Friends program Friends Program
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in self-and parent-rated health-related quality of life after the group cognitive behavior therapy (GCBT) intervention Before and after the group cognitive behavioral intervention (duration from pre-GCBT to post-GCBT circa 4.7 months), and at a 7-month follow-up Children´s health-related quality of life measured using the KINDL-R measure, total scores range from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life
Changes in self-and parent-rated health-related quality of life after treatment as usual (TAU) Before and after TAU (duration circa 3.2 months) Children´s health-related quality of life measured using the KINDL-R measure, total scores range from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Associations among children´s HRQOL and parental well-being dimensions (parental psychological distress) Before and after the group cognitive behavioral intervention (duration from pre-GCBT to post-GCBT circa 4.7 months), and at a 7-month follow-up Parental psychological distress measured using five items of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire. The sum of the items range from 5-20 with higher scores indicating greater psychological distress
Associations among children´s health-related quality of life and parental well-being dimensions Before and after the group cognitive behavioral intervention (duration from pre-GCBT to post-GCBT circa 4.7 months), and at a 7-month follow-up Children´s health-related quality of life measured using the KINDL-R measure, total scores range from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life
Associations among children´s HRQOL and parental well-being dimensions (parental sleep disturbance) Before and after the group cognitive behavioral intervention (duration from pre-GCBT to post-GCBT circa 4.7 months), and at a 7-month follow-up Parental sleep disturbance measured using the four- item Jenkins Sleep Questionnaire. Scores range from 0-20 with higher scores indicating greater sleep disturbance